South Dakota Sports Betting

Where Can You Bet on Sports in South Dakota?

South Dakota doesn't treat sports betting as a statewide product. In Deadwood, state law requires sports wagers to be placed on the premises of a licensed gaming establishment approved by the South Dakota Commission on Gaming. Tribal sportsbooks operate under their respective tribal gaming authorities.

South Dakota's Department of Revenue lists nine tribal gaming properties statewide, although only some currently advertise sportsbooks.

Which Deadwood Sportsbook Is Right for You?

Deadwood has lots of sportsbook choices, and the better fit depends on whether you want staff help, live betting or simply a good place to watch a full slate.

BetLodge keeps its sports desk open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, while its kiosks run 24 hours. The seating area has 47 chairs and 33 counter stools, so it's a good starting point if you'd rather have someone nearby when placing your first ticket. Tin Lizzie's BetMGM sportsbook also has 24-hour kiosks and offers live betting. Its published window hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends.

Dale's is built more around watching the games. Its setup includes twelve 85-inch screens and seven 65-inch screens that can show up to 19 games at once. Gold Dust takes the downtown approach, with 48 big-screen TVs at its Main Street sportsbook.

Other Deadwood properties currently advertising sports wagering include:

What do you need to bet in Deadwood?

Bring a valid government-issued photo ID. At a betting window, give the ticket writer the event, market and amount you want, then check the printed ticket before leaving the counter. Kiosks let you do the same without a ticket writer.

South Dakota caps Deadwood wagers at $1,000 per initial or subsequent bet, although individual sportsbooks can set lower limits. Tin Lizzie, for example, publishes a $5 minimum and $1,000 maximum and operates its sportsbook on a cash-only basis.

Which South Dakota Tribal Casinos Have Sportsbooks?

South Dakota recognizes nine tribal gaming properties:

Dakota Sioux requires bettors to be on-site, while Dakota Connection offers both staffed counters and kiosks. Prairie Wind explicitly limits wagering to in-person cash bets, and Grand River warns customers that it doesn't offer online sports betting.

House rules, limits and exclusion procedures can differ by tribal property, so check the rules of the casino where you plan to wager.

What Online Betting Options Are Available in South Dakota?

You cannot open DraftKings Sportsbook or FanDuel Sportsbook for ordinary statewide mobile betting in South Dakota. State-regulated sports wagers must be placed at approved Deadwood premises, even when an operator supports an advance-deposit account.

Other online products operate under their own rules:

Age, location and product availability vary by platform. None of these categories turns South Dakota into a statewide mobile sportsbook market.

Is it worth crossing into Iowa or Wyoming to bet online?

Iowa and Wyoming both offer statewide mobile sports wagering, so location can change your options if you're already traveling.

Iowa is the more practical comparison from Sioux Falls. From Rapid City and western South Dakota, Wyoming is the closer statewide-mobile market. Aberdeen has a tougher setup because neither nearby North Dakota nor Minnesota offers the same kind of statewide mobile sportsbook access.

Once you cross the border, the sportsbook has to verify that you're physically inside the state before taking the wager. For a $20 or $50 bet, making a dedicated trip rarely pays once you count gas and time. If you're already crossing though, comparing the available line is much more reasonable.

What Sports Can You Bet on in Deadwood?

Deadwood sportsbooks can offer approved professional and college markets, but state law blocks a few categories.

That means you cannot walk into a Deadwood sportsbook and bet on a South Dakota State Jackrabbits or University of South Dakota Coyotes game. You also cannot bet a single-game player prop on an individual college athlete, even when that athlete attends a school outside South Dakota.

Tribal sportsbooks set their own wagering menus and house rules.

How Do South Dakota Sports Betting Taxes Work?

South Dakota doesn't impose an individual state income tax, so there's no South Dakota individual income-tax bill on sportsbook winnings. Federal gambling taxes still apply.

For 2026, gambling losses claimed as an itemized deduction are limited to the lesser of 90% of your losses or your gambling winnings, but you still have to report gambling winnings separately. Say you have $10,000 in winnings and $10,000 in documented losses. If you itemize and qualify for the deduction, only $9,000 of the losses may be deductible, potentially leaving $1,000 taxable even though you broke even.

The 2026 reporting threshold used for certain Form W-2G situations increased to $2,000, although sports wagering also has rules tied to the size of the payout relative to the wager. You still report taxable gambling income even when no W-2G arrives.

Deadwood casinos also pay a 9% gaming tax on adjusted gross proceeds. In fiscal year 2025, Deadwood reported about $925,478 in sports wagering revenue compared with roughly $153.6 million in total gross gaming revenue, so sports betting remains a small piece of the city's overall gaming business.

This is general tax information, not tax advice.

Will South Dakota Legalize Statewide Mobile Sports Betting?

Not through the 2026 proposal.

SJR 504 would've sent a constitutional amendment on mobile sports wagering to voters. The Senate passed it 23-10 on February 11, but the House State Affairs Committee rejected a do-pass motion 6-7 on February 25 and then deferred the resolution to the 41st legislative day. It did not reach the 2026 ballot.

The proposal would also have tied most mobile wagering tax revenue to property-tax relief. For now, the existing system stays in place: state-regulated sports wagers remain tied to approved Deadwood properties, while tribal wagering continues under tribal authority.

Responsible Gambling in South Dakota

The South Dakota Commission on Gaming provides a self-exclusion process for Commission-regulated gaming in Deadwood. Tribal casinos operate under separate authority, so contact the tribal property directly if you need to confirm how its exclusion program works.

For gambling help, call 1-888-781-HELP (4357). The state says callers can be referred to Gamblers Anonymous groups near their hometown, while contracted treatment agencies can also screen for problem gambling. 

Online support is available as well. South Dakota's Dakota at Home directory includes providers offering gambling counseling and telemental-health services, which can help if the nearest treatment office is a long drive away.

For more information, read our responsible gambling review.